Those in charge of the Spider-Man movies would love for Tom Holland to continue playing Spider-Man for many years to come, but it seems that the actor isn't convinced – saying that his current contract coming to an end may be best, and that the team could take on a Miles Morales movie instead.
In an interview with GQ, Holland spoke about his time in the franchise and whether or not he'll be playing everyone's favourite webhead for too much longer: “Maybe it is time for me to move on. Maybe what’s best for Spider-Man is that they do a Miles Morales film," Holland says.
The actor then continues by adding that he'd also want to take his character, Peter Parker, into account when making any decisions about his future before finally adding, “If I’m playing Spider-Man after I’m 30, I’ve done something wrong.”
By the end of this year Holland will have played the superhero in three of his own standalone films as well as during cameos in other MCU blockbusters, and Spider-Man producer Amy Pascal is keen to keep him in the role for as long as possible:
“I’ve talked to him about doing, like, 100 more,” Pascal explains elsewhere in the interview. “I’m never going to make Spider-Man movies without him. Are you kidding me?”
Holland's contract to play Spider-Man ends after No Way Home, and Holland has previously said that he's looking at the movie as "the end of a franchise". Elsewhere in the GQ article, Holland's Spidey co-star Jacob Batalon spoke further about Holland's ambition and explained that the actor often talks about portraying James Bond at some point in the future.
While Spider-Man has certainly dominated Holland's life over the past few years, the actor has still managed to shoot and star in a number of other films during that time. As well as taking the lead in the Russo brothers' Cherry, Holland will also play Nathan Drake in Sony's upcoming Uncharted movie next year.
Holland's busy schedule seemingly conveys his ambitions as an actor and while he has on a number of occasions spoken about his love for the role of Peter Parker, being typecast as the character is likely something that he'll be wary of. Looking into the future, Holland has a number of other projects that he'll be working on other than Spider-Man. As per GQ, as well as writing a script with his brother Harry, the actor is also set to shoot the Apple TV+ drama, The Crowded Room, which is a drama about dissociative identity disorder.
For more from Spider-Man, make sure to check out this article detailing an interesting mistake that appears to be in the Brazillian version of No Way Home's latest trailer.
Jared Moore is a freelance writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter.